THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
when built against a bank to prevent its crumbling into a 
newly-cut road, cove ered with a 
In conclusion, we can recommend this little work se 
garden of our | all who care for either ae se of ha rdy j Fe ems, 
season, or immediately after; when they comm 
aft ce to grow, 
this being the Debit of numerous Orchidee, it wight serve asa 
gui lants i 
continuous : zi nie of eee ide to dessert and taper to produce many p! in 
o spo ium lower during the autumn exhibitions, where they are usual: 
Phegopteris, and P. Dryop' teris, Lastraea Ore eopteris, and | this which render N pee g History attractive to every- plants intended to flower in autumn should be indiana 
L. bigrutcag Essien fragilis, and Allosorus we I | body who finds other pleasures in a country life, besides bet gmk ons stant See ee on * to allow them to be rested 
have se wded i togethe r for aaa ing Se Rage de the hunting, coursing, fishing, and shooting. Gneennouse.—Pick off the decaying flowers from bal 
+ zs ine Tana, ugh all other plants, a d be wanted; leaving them On after 
the wa + lied with a their beaaty has faded is injurious to plants, and sloy. 
pexacer PF deo sae’ ALEN DA R OF OPERATIONS far the ensuing Week. eppeatafiee  Confinue'to repot any plants requiring i Ard in 
Tuts being the season we prefer for making Mushroom spawn, | creepers, and to pay a strict attention to cle up 
im formal oak have. een built ; Fon is slanting at a | the method pursued in its formation may be acceptable to| “pis axp Feames.—Keep Chrysanthemums 
some readers, by which we a never failed in a crop, although | anq ry pot them into their flo fee remains reauen 2 ot 
ih fficient to last for three or more ? consum ; ; x 
pn :o0 of the compass. One, situate under a ick gm nam Procure fresh horse-droppin nie pee po sp ga cosa! Monger Aer agya hefecr cn pr seoatabte veel 
Portugal Laurel, has never yet been visited by a of | fourth, the same quantity of deer or sheep dung, one-fourth of | rooted cuttings and nasal dlings and Cages ga to Bot of pom 
sunshine— dung, gathered dryfrom a pasture, and the remainder oft rs Rorende e uffer for 
hort litter pots, and placed inan 
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beams o! 
they cannot vou it; a bse gtenns a Sr spree an noe 's ee ~ 
ain ; 
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a third basks in sunshine till noon; and thus al! are | securely; when moderately dry the whole must b 
rs together, and allowed to in in a héap until it +a ts mode- 
* By at rately ; it is then to be wor up with water till it becomes of 
ted th situation, and after havin J the consistence of stiff mortar, in which state it is well beaten 
nO t e natural pero : find it best to obtain, when | with the edge of a heavy piece of board made for the purpose, 
sible, a number of roots of the same species, and to | until it is thoroughly incorporated. A box or mould, similar to 
pl a in every scuation : for instance, I have placed those used by brickmakers, of the required size, is then firmly 
Cete oificinarum colovendtiam vulgare s side by fille with the mixture, which is then turne ed out carefully on its 
s iste side on the floor of an ope ed, wh its sur- 
side in fn the re Agere shade rd ad _brightest sunlight; but 
d dro 
pines, and whe ere Cet erach 
Thus, b 
to suit itself with a congeni 
ter. than condemning it tot 
Rn red 
thrives Scolopendrium pines. 
emer taper Lagemcatd w it 
ial situation, which is eve: 
he result of your ahocevadons: 
~ Having introduced your Ferns on these principles of | as before in — — of a ridge, an 
Ww 
each, the next _ point is to | is spread to e 
° should be zh nr to about 60°, by re or less covering, after 
Seah hem well watered: and this is best effected by _ remaining in this state for five or six weeks, until the spawn has 
oye engine, from ‘which, by a pressure of the thu on | ran through the whole brick, which is easily’ ascertained by | Sow, 
the stream, it be ‘asad to veces in an almost im- — ip * anon to ran be ears the spawn sale 
eep so well, and perishes more readily when put in a new 
ae =f tible i ahower, which ot be h more —— l ‘han 8 whether rather too warm or cold. only remains after Soin 
vy watering. | ere has been no rain during the | roughly dry the brick mtarees it is stored sunt: fir wie pi 
day, the watering should be repeated every evening “ late vinery, or any other airy place where a dry atmospher 
during the summer ; en the fronds have ceased ee ee CHEN-GARDEN ee 
a those ee are vene te a disap ; Encdect cing Department. 
pover, 
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matter of thi 
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(treate! 
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mea supervenes; this cannot 
without  dpink the strength and 
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s to circulate less fre 
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and Mare! hantie ; the latter 
nature, th 
delica 
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Bat the ce remarks abound in useful pesetiead | 
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« “The genus Cystopteris was established by Bernhardi, on ~anerun bes 
it ha: 
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in by bori oa 
in exert a piece of old spawn, the size fee a pyrene the 
then filled up Se some of the mi: 
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som size, of erect but elegant growth, —s improper 0 — and. check then —— o 
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pottin; at succession Pine-plants of all ages 
Pin —The in larger; and 10 
may ie ices Sbeereine the directions given in the last two | tail should have the top ‘pinched off; give them plenty of water, 
Ex: if ina ional i i a Continue to in 
amine the heat o _ tan-beds daily few 
ase 
m gen 
lently ; under such cire’ 
kill the worms and rehire to cool the 
cet of us! 
n if they are not in a = bad state, as one 
eservation. 
remove all superfiuo 
1 ACH-HOUSE.— 
affected the oe of the ripenin: 
pate the me ag is t 
and the use 
poe tae anes ee to 
dew or red 
ais Mecarie Keep vine punts free from preg ana: and thi: 
excellent specific name of fragilis. In this country we | t.20 ont where crowded; give them w mae 
have but one of these species, and on this much labour, | state of forwardness isin; more a’ ‘oots of such 
ce, and ingenuity have pended, in the | plants whose fruit is swelling, and acing or withholding it 
of exalting some of the more remarkable of its Pro- | &2' where the fruit is n maturity; never negiect to 
to the ity of spegics... So absorbing is | ° le them overhead 'y in fine weather, and give air freely 
my i : N reos 5 in the morning, when the weather will it ; allow the heat b; 
this spirit of + making, : ve nothing less | no means to decline ; renovate the Eines ine ‘ 
a month’s ramble in the alpine districts of Caer- meen gree —The plants on ridges should be regularly laid 
or i 
wko have thoroughly im’ ef ja alidity of 
these species; 2 those who are strongest in the study 
re frequently the weakest on the mountains, I doubt 
nm many will lon mg cherish them with unwavering 
That the author is hi mself no laggard in the pursuit 
of Natural History, the following graphic account of his 
disovery ef the Bristle Fern in [reland, affords good 
eviden: 
2k, Nenied the waterfalls all round Killarney with great 
diligence, 
euneby, but wi 
trace of Tricomane I 
seat whence touri 
fifteen yards hi pagber« 
left projects into the't Lined 
aving 
it by means of the 
fo 
=o ng bed view ofthe fall. Abou 
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particular —. those of pede gs and 
itho pe Serge: and. i 
f Tur 
here found it to the left of the 
visit, is rather Sag exciting 
so 
branches, a feat very readily 
performed ; ae a little csr where 
hecan stand ve comfortably ; and whilé so > be 
will find the pk bank just on a level with his com. 
pletely oma 
angina . vily 
happen t sages rah 
beautiful ‘ight mee “well re the wet 
when the flood is 
necessary accompaniment 
The scery around is vplwonyot he 
pera ex tion. 
ei which it cherishes 
ed = Trichomanes, the dark green 
wa, pid with wet, ands f the son 
n its bosom,” 
d pegged down, a Hue Se a Pes alan ogee cere winds 
aa inued wet 
out 
and ‘hes eavy rains ; remov' all d 
and weather a cov: peed ‘will be ‘of piery aavahiecs 
in maintaining the sue in health read preventing the early ap- 
pearance of mildew ; those in pits or fram: 
before, watering them in the morning, and in proportion to the 
state of the weather; the — will probably require a little 
refreshing after the late rai 
aaa ss eeceaenia 
Hoe between and cmv -up ail pret crops of Cauliflower, 
Winter Sota: &ec.; gather herbs flower, as Winter Savory, 
Basil, and Thyme ; for Ssh Guichen ceed place 
remove all crops immediately after they hav: chased taba uaetal: 
destroy weeds cv here, and if from weather they 
= been allowed to get large, rake them 
, Krpney.—Earth-up the poronsner ten crops ; in gathering 
én: oon iiss a few for seeds throu “ican may the piece, as this prac- 
ortens their period oe ; but leave a few rows un- 
ir 
cipal spring crop; the best kinds 
carly Nonpareil, hme Early Im- 
an open 
, Red Dutch Cabbage for for pi ickling. 
ee the jatest sowing for spring supply; hoe be- 
2, and tie up to blanch the earliest, for 
ediat - pecs 
NIONS.—Spring-planted Onions should now have their tops 
laid down horizontally, without breaking them, and sow, if not 
wing 
already done, for dra’ agree 
Tuantes.—Sow t in wi crop of White Stone, in the 
Same manner as cutee the last sowing ; a few of any 
other late kinds may be sown at the same time. 
LapInG.—Keep up a regular succession. 
reckar: Peaches and Nectarines 01 
ing i weather occur ; hang a: aetion: pitrom filled with 
sweetened beer-dregs against Pras acon to catch wasps and 
ies; examine early buds, to see that the not pinch the 
shoot. Continue to make new plantation berries, and 
Sauter a8: aently about all fruit-trees and bushes. 
FLOWER-GARDEN AND SHRUBBERY, 
Hers — ‘Many Orchideous plants may now be be removed from 
the growing-house to a cooler situation, as Dendrobium nébile, 
ee 
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ted 
water ; —_ on ay aE ay be 
airy 
NURSER 
retie them shoo e to Sac 
young trees = nursery Leet - ee ‘evergreens may be 
feeigp were nhs 
the ‘kas lage. 
Fo p Co 
for vetind prey ks a 
frame, to flow aig sera aaa 
rtment. 
atly ‘and securely tied in, and 
ti to keep D Dahlias ne 
estroy igs from about them; neatly stake all flowering 
plants ; let no annual: ain after their flowers are decayed; 
i they pi 
refully in eather troy weeds before 
E Woonps.—Continue to prepare ground 
before, and regulate the branches of 
young trees; clear strong herbage from about newly = 
ones; dress nesece of every description, and build Az 
Joseph Paxton 
bibsaer chs SMALL GARDENS. 
to pots a size | r; and s| i 
and occasi ly a little liquid manure. put i 
cutting: 1 plants, where they can be obt: Cuttings of 
Verbenas, Petunias, Mesembryanthem' , Fuchsias, and the 
s of pots, and after 
like, may be thickly eo round the edges 
shaded a fe s they may be placed on a gr 
shelf near ue Sao Ve =e od ad may either remain for 
or be potte 
NT eee NOTICES. 
me is to collect the moths when 
ended to blow tobacco-smoke into the 
appear ; and it is cols 
or in the trunks of the trees made by these caterpillars, 
$s not pear, to rat them 
RATIONS OF BIR 
ions The 
Finch, the Siskin, the Grey Gull, the Blue Gull, the Crossbeak, 
the wit, the mon d Godwit, the C: 
hr soot geet ge d the , usually vi a meet 
part and middle of the present month ; pio acaney rey Plover 
the Knot anrive toward the latter end. The following general 
take their oa in the course of August:—The Razor-' a 
the Field Titlar the Dottrel, the Turtle Dove, the Quail, 
Cuckoo, the Swit: arg eet oes a. the 2 Smew, 
the Foolish Guillemot, the Lapw! e Wry 
of the Levene: 
State of the Weather for the Week ending August ; 
observ: sa at the Horieutueal Ge — Chisw 
TH 
July co 
Saturday ss 
August 
Sunday be 
Monday a 
Tuesday 65.0 
Wednesday 63.0 
‘hursday oO le es 
7 52.3 59.7 
July 30. b orning; cloudy and 
31. Fine; rain; cl y and fine: cold a 
ugust I. it shi we cloudy and fin 
2. Cloud: fine; rain ht 
ady and in at nig! 
. Hazy; cloudy and mild ; constant rain at oy ot ule 
qoemen 
The m temperature of the fully 4° below 
rage; Aiernights haga not colder — an usta, oir days 
than 8 below the mean, owing to 
sphere. eee 
State of the Weather at Chiswick during the Iast 15 years for 
ensuing Week ending August a = 
see 
of the atmo- 
No. | Seen 
er. | A Mean| Years in 
Highest, teres Temp which it 
August Kenco Beit 
Sun. TS. = “eo 
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SLE ee ena Rste 
